MATH 541 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
MATH 541
SPRING 04
D. Short
BOOK: NUMERICAL METHODS AND ANALYSIS by James Epperson
COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT: Examples in class will use MATLAB. You will be assigned extensive homework problems requiring the use of a computer for calculations and graphical presentations. The student version of MATLAB will be sufficient on your personal computer or you may obtain a student account on ROHAN for access to MATLAB. In addition, all students must have an e-mail account and access to the Web. Class handouts and additional materials will be available on the course web site http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/Faculty/Don.Short/math541/math541.htm
OFFICE: GMCS 523
OFFICE HOURS: Monday and Wednesday 9:00 or by appointment. For short answer questions, I can be reached via e-mail at dshort@sciences.sdsu.edu
GRADING: Homework (Projects and Quick Answer) 30% (Based on total points)
Midterm 1 (about Wed. March 10th) 20%
Midterm 2 (about Wed. April 28th) 20%
Final Exam (Fri. May 7th at 8:00) 30%
There will be no late homework collected and no make-up
exams given.
OUTLINE: Chapters 1 through 5 and 7 will be covered. The material after the introduction will be covered at approximately one section per lecture beginning with chapter three. Additional supplementary material will occasionally be presented. The first midterm will cover chapters one, three and four and the second midterm will cover chapters five and seven. The final will be comprehensive covering all the material presented in the course. The homework will be collected on the specified due date. The homework problems will require the use of a computer for both the calculations and the presentation. The course will cover the following chapters in the order listed.
Chapter 1 and 2.1 - Introduction
Chapter 3 - Root Finding
Chapter 4, 2.2 and 2.4 - Interpolation and Approximation
Chapter 5 and 2.5 - Integration
Chapter 7 and 2.6 - Linear Systems
Revised 12/06/04
By Don Short, dshort@sciences.sdsu.edu